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The rules don't say: "you have 23 hours to make your roster legal after a trade processes." It's "at no time," "willingly" and "knowingly." Everyone has always abided by the rules and made immediate moves. There is no precedent and this has nothing to do with creativity. It's entirely to do with an even playing field. We shouldn't let one owner make a mockery of the rules for their own gain. (For the record, I did not bid on Altuve.)
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I don't see any wiggle room in the rules: "At no time shall a team willingly go over roster and salary cap limits." There is no disputing that DG willingly did this by placing a bid for Altuve that involved more money than he had available. In the five years of this league, has there ever been an example where someone who put in a bid for a player didn't IMMEDIATELY make cuts? I don't recall one. You bid what you have or have a plan to cut accordingly.
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Yeaaaa, appreciate your wheeling & dealing DG but this one’s not great. I also don’t love that trade Mashers, and have vetoed. $17 + Cortez for a player with an average value of $4 isn’t fitting.
Duran Duran on
May 12, 2023 8:40 AM
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I think the main repercussion for exceeding roster/salary cap limits is the frozen team, and the additional rule that is being cited is for people that aren't impacted by this. A team out of contention in September could pick up 20 prospects and not cut anyone, since they don't care about the built in illegal roster mechanisms. Something like that can and should be dealt with at the commissioner's discretion. In my opinion this trade/Altuve pick up seems creative, but in the spirit of Ottoneu
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How the Altuve pick up is working out feels very much against the spirit of competition that we have here. I’m all for clever deals and efforts, but this feels much more like a gaming of the Ottoneu system, especially considering the rules.
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My reading of the rules would be that you need to take action now, DG. The rules say: "At no time shall a team willingly go over roster and salary cap limits. If a team knowingly does this, they will face penalties at the discretion of their league's commissioner." Whether you have a trade in the works or not, you've "willingly" and "knowingly" breached the salary cap to gain an advantage. Interested in other interpretations, but "at no time" leaves littl
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Once my loan comes in around noon, I plan on cutting Andrew Abbott. That will put me under the cap.
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Hey Diamond Girl. Just wanted to flag that it's now been more than 12 hours since you willingly and knowingly exceeded the salary cap by picking up Altuve. Looking forward to seeing who you cut to make your team legal again!
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That trade processing the morning after Miller going 7 no hit innings makes me sad. Haha.
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But I am sad that I sat Rizzo against a lefty last night... oops.
WAMCO Geckos on
April 21, 2023 3:03 AM
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I'm not sad that he went 0-for-5! (Which probably tells you were I fall on the like/hate scale!)
WAMCO Geckos on
April 21, 2023 3:00 AM
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After just 565 days, im happy to have El Nino back. No matter where you fall on the like/hate scale, it's good for baseball!
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aye, gotcha. thank you!
Duran Duran on
April 4, 2023 9:15 PM
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It’s only if they’re on the 60 IL (or Suspended, I think?) that you get an extra roster spot.
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hey guys — i might be having a brain fade but i thought you could have more than 40 players on your squad if you have players on the IL. (i’ve been having trouble getting players to stick on the IL and minors league spots this season)
i just won a bid, but i’m being asked to drop a player. hoping to not do that and there’s a simple fix!
cheers, matt
Duran Duran on
April 4, 2023 4:46 PM
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Every year I feel like I leave a 3 homer performance on the bench. This one hurt, because my gut said play him, but I second guessed myself
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Come Sale Away, one bench hitter and it was the wronnnnnng one. Talk about unlucky! Trayce went nuclear.
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Looks like you guys got some good prices. Harper for $16…wow! Sorry I missed out! I literally had no service, which I did not expect. Excited for a fun season!
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Good morning, and happy draft day. Guys, I'm going to attempt to do this on my phone today. I am at a dance competition for my 2 daughters and 12 noon is one's first dance so I am not sure I'll be on at the start. Fortunately, I don't have much money to spend or roster spots to fill, so don't worry about holding anything up for me.
Thanks and good luck to everyone,
Adam
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Draft date and time are set:
Saturday, March 25th, 12pm EST.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
@BuntSingles on
February 25, 2023 9:26 PM
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We're still waiting on a few respondents, but so far the best option for the draft start time on March 25th is Noon ET. If you haven't filled the survey out, please do so ASAP! I will be officially setting the draft date based on survey results this Saturday.
@BuntSingles on
February 22, 2023 5:36 PM
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Please fill out this survey to help determine our draft start time on Saturday, March 25th:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdi3s8VttdjQrIc4nbhk-LMWwaXrYsJpYCq1PRMDYyuGVEVdA/viewform?usp=sf_link
When filling this out, keep in mind that we should set aside approx. 3-4 hours to complete the draft. Answer accordingly!
@BuntSingles on
February 14, 2023 7:17 PM
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Draft date is set for Saturday, March 25th. Time to be announced.
Thank you to everyone who responded! I will send out another survey this evening once I'm home to help determine our draft time.
@BuntSingles on
February 13, 2023 2:41 PM
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Most of the league has responded, but we are still waiting on three teams.
So far, the clear leader for the draft date is Saturday, March 25, with respondents being fairly evenly split on a starting time.
I will wait for the last three teams to respond before officially setting the time and date, but wanted to provide an update. If you have not yet responded, please do so at your earliest convenience and we can go from there.
Thanks!
@BuntSingles on
February 7, 2023 3:55 PM
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Hey y'all, much like last year, here is a Google Form to help us figure out the time that works best for all parties involved:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSE4re0hvz3-pkP2Hy6gVjfSE1k0RsUjBqDwhWjjCy5gjlYg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Paste that link in your address bar, and we can use responses as a baseline for determining a solid date.
(Here's to hoping I figured out how to read a calendar between last year and now.)
@BuntSingles on
February 6, 2023 6:35 PM
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I’ll get in early with a vote for March 25 or 26 (which is the weekend before Opening Day) as I’m travelling the following one. Jason
WAMCO Geckos on
February 6, 2023 11:52 AM
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When are we thinking for the draft?
Diamond Girl on
February 6, 2023 11:31 AM
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Also!
Once we have all keepers set, I will be sending out a google form link to help us determine our draft date/time.
@BuntSingles on
January 23, 2023 1:15 PM
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Hey y'all, hope everyone is doing well.
Reminder that our keeper deadline, along with the deadline to renew your team for 2023, is Tuesday January 31st at 11:59pm EASTERN TIME -- one week from tomorrow.
If anyone has any questions, please let me know. I'll be checking my DMs and this message board daily throughout this upcoming week.
@BuntSingles on
January 23, 2023 1:14 PM
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A friendly reminder that it’s Arbitration Deadline Day — so please feel free to take the opportunity to punish the Legends, Maulers and Nevermind for their successful seasons! Jason
WAMCO Geckos on
November 14, 2022 10:57 AM
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Thank you for the reminder, Baseballocks (Steven)!
If anyone has any questions on arbitration matters please feel free to reach out to me via e-mail, I'd be happy to help out. If we do need any new managers once arbitration is wrapped up, please let me know ASAP!
- Jordan AKA BuntSingles
@BuntSingles on
October 29, 2022 8:39 PM
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Thank you everyone for a great, competitive season! Just a reminder that arbitration has began. If you don't plan on returning for next season, please hang around long enough to participate in arbitration to help preserve the league's competitive balance. Otherwise looking forward to some trading and getting ready for next season!
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Sorry to hear that, Jordan… hope things are looking up. And thanks for helping to make this such a great league! Jason
WAMCO Geckos on
October 13, 2022 4:14 PM
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Hi all, sorry for the lack of activity towards the end of the year on my behalf, I had some housing insecurity to deal with and fantasy (understandably) was put on the back burner.
A belated congrats to Arthurian Legends on the title!
@BuntSingles on
October 12, 2022 9:52 PM
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Congrats, Legends (and Maulers and Neverminds)! And kudos to @BuntSingles for another fun season! I can't wait for the auction...
WAMCO Geckos on
October 6, 2022 1:54 AM
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Happy All Star Break everyone! Halfway home.
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Happy Baseball is Back Day, everyone! Looking forward to the auction next weekend.
@BuntSingles on
March 10, 2022 4:46 PM
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Excellent... thanks for sorting, Jordan. Looking forward to it! Jason
WAMCO Geckos on
February 28, 2022 2:09 AM
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After speaking with the lone respondent who will have trouble making it on the 20th, they have said that if that date works for everyone else, they will find a proxy to draft on their behalf, if necessary.
Now that I've reviewed the responses from all responding parties, I am setting the draft for Sunday, March 20th at 12:30 pm EST.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to DM me.
- Jordan
@BuntSingles on
February 27, 2022 9:56 PM
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THAT'S THE SECOND TIME I'VE DONE THIS. UGH.
Yes, it's Sunday the 20th, haha.
@BuntSingles on
February 27, 2022 9:48 PM
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Someone send Jordan a 2022 calendar. 😆 haha!
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Hey Jordan, that Sunday, March 20th (not 19th) works great for me.
Mike
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Alright y'all, I've gotten 8 responses (not counting my own) for setting an auction draft date. The date that works for most members of the league is Sunday, March 19th.
I know at least one respondent has marked this date as unavailable, so I will reach out to them to discuss flexibility on this date.
For those that have not responded, if this date is also an issue for you, please let me know and we will proceed from there.
Thanks!
-Jordan
@BuntSingles on
February 26, 2022 12:12 PM
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Steven (Nevermind the Baseballocks) pointed out to me that the dates are incorrect on the survey (March 4-5 should be 5-6, etc). Instead of editing the survey, which will mess up response rates, just keep that in mind when responding.
Thank you to those who have already responded, and a reminder to those that haven't that I would like to set a draft date by this coming Friday.
Hope everyone is well!
- Jordan
@BuntSingles on
February 19, 2022 2:01 PM
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Just sent an email out with the Google Form for deciding our auction date. I'm hoping to gather all responses by next week Friday. If you have any questions or have issues accessing the form, please let me know ASAP!
- Jordan
@BuntSingles on
February 16, 2022 9:51 PM
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Also, on that note:
I'm hearing offers on Shane Bieber, if anyone is interested. :)
@BuntSingles on
February 15, 2022 4:32 PM
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Just realized I clearly cannot read a calendar, and that the keeper deadline is tonight. (Thanks to Diamond Girl for pointing this out!)
I will be posting the link to the Google Form to help us decide a draft date tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for keeping the trade block active and keeping things interesting as we approach the deadline. Keep wheeling and dealing!
- Jordan
@BuntSingles on
February 15, 2022 4:32 PM
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Eight hours until the deadline!!
Diamond Girl on
February 15, 2022 3:59 PM
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About 30 hours until the cut deadline! Here's to hoping we see a few more trades pushed through at the buzzer.
After that point, please check here, as I will be posting a link to a Google Form to help us determine what date our auction draft will be held.
- Jordan
@BuntSingles on
February 13, 2022 5:51 PM
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Thank you to everyone for renewing before the deadline last night!
Once the cut deadline passes on the 15th, I will be posting a Google Form to help us choose our draft date.
@BuntSingles on
January 31, 2022 6:49 PM
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